Notes Payable, Bank Credit Facility, Interest and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs - Scheduled Maturities of Debt, Including Scheduled Principal Amortization (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Principal Payments
April 1 through December 31, 2023	$ 24,931,000
2024	83,966,000
2025	246,086,000
2026	162,468,000
2027	123,792,000
2028	41,863,000
Thereafter	583,457,000
Principal amount	1,266,563,000	$ 1,240,000,000
Unamortized deferred debt costs	15,615,000	15,800,000
Net	1,250,948,000
Outstanding line of credit	192,134,000	$ 161,941,000
Line of Credit
Principal Payments
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	525,000,000
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Principal Payments
Outstanding line of credit	294,000,000
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Principal Payments
Outstanding line of credit	194,000,000
Term Facility \| Line of Credit
Principal Payments
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000

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